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> [“bor·bo·ryg·mus \\ˌbȯr-bə-ˈrig-məs\\ n, pl bor·bo·ryg·mi \\-ˌmī\\ : intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas (MWC11)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/bor-bo-ryg-mus-bo-r-b-rig-m-s-n-pl-bor-bo-ryg-mi-m-intestinal/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

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## More by Kory Stamper

> [“Under ordinary circumstances, we learn to speak before we learn to read, and anyone who has tried to learn a foreign language knows that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/under-ordinary-circumstances-we-learn-to-speak-before-we-learn-to/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“Then Eric talked for half an hour about the Albanian word for”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/then-eric-talked-for-half-an-hour-about-the-albanian-word-for/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“Like many things that are claimed as Western inventions, grammar was first practiced in the East. According to scholars, there is a rich tradition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/like-many-things-that-are-claimed-as-western-inventions-grammar-was/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [Whenever you try and simplify how people speak, it's just hard to squish them into a simple rule. Language doesn't work that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/whenever-you-try-and-simplify-how-people-speak-it-s-just-hard-to/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/we-think-of-english-as-a-fortress-to-be-defended-but-a-better-analogy/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“It is best, in fact, to assume that every verbal illustration you write will offend someone, somewhere, at some point.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/it-is-best-in-fact-to-assume-that-every-verbal-illustration-you-write/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“It wasn’t story (good or bad) that pulled me in; it was English itself, the way it felt in my braces-caged mouth and rattled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/it-wasn-t-story-good-or-bad-that-pulled-me-in-it-was-english-itself/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“Removing racial slurs from the dictionary will not eliminate racism; removing “injustice” from the dictionary will not bring about justice. If it were really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/removing-racial-slurs-from-the-dictionary-will-not-eliminate-racism/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [What makes autocorrect really interesting for a lexicographer is we read in a very weird way. A lot of times we'll catch things that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/what-makes-autocorrect-really-interesting-for-a-lexicographer-is-we/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [I make the case in the book that Standard English, that language we all aspire to live and move and have our being within,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/i-make-the-case-in-the-book-that-standard-english-that-language-we/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“bor·bo·ryg·mus \\ˌbȯr-bə-ˈrig-məs\\ n, pl bor·bo·ryg·mi \\-ˌmī\\ : intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas (MWC11)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/bor-bo-ryg-mus-bo-r-b-rig-m-s-n-pl-bor-bo-ryg-mi-m-intestinal/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“Person, Place, Thing (Noun); Describes Action (Verb); Modifies Nouns (Adjective); Answers the W Questions (Adverb); Joins Words Together (Conjunction); Things We Say When We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/person-place-thing-noun-describes-action-verb-modifies-nouns/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [A lot of people thought oh, we caught the dictionary in racism, or all it takes is a whole bunch of people saying that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/a-lot-of-people-thought-oh-we-caught-the-dictionary-in-racism-or-all/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [Words have always been political, and that means that, in many people's minds, dictionaries are political. Because that's what dictionaries do: they do words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/words-have-always-been-political-and-that-means-that-in-many-people-s/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

> [“It’s not all “molly” and “asshat.” The etymologies of some words are, for the lexicographer and average joe alike, boring.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kory-stamper/it-s-not-all-molly-and-asshat-the-etymologies-of-some-words-are-for/)

[Kory Stamper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kory-stamper/)

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